The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 38, Page 2H. Hughs, 1779 - Authors, English |
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Alcinous Amphinomus Antinous arms Atrides bleft breaſt caft cauſe coaſt cries cry'd death defcends divine dome dreadful Dulichium Eumæus Euryclea Eurymachus Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid faithful fame fate feaſt fecret fhade fhall fhore fide fince fire firſt flain fleep fome forrow foul ftill ftranger fuch fuitors fure fwain Goddeſs Gods grace gueſt hafte hand heart Heaven hero himſelf Homer houſe Iliad inftant Jove king labours Laertes laſt loft lord maſter Medon Melanthius Minerva moſt muſt native numbers o'er Odyffey Pallas peers Phemius plac'd pleaſing praiſe prefent prince Pylos queen rage raiſe reft rejoin'd replies reply'd rife royal ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhore ſhould ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpeed ſpoke ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtrength tears Telemachus thee thefe Theoclymenus theſe thofe thoſe thou train tranſport treaſures Ulyffes vafe veffel vengeance whofe whoſe woes wretch youth
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